diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d60889f56a80..3819e9cb62d4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,4 +65,7 @@ ts-gen
 
 # Used to accelerate CI builds
 .depshash
-.depshash-target
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+.depshash-target
+
+# Used to accelerate builds after sync
+patches/mtime-cache.json
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diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 0ab8946acd62..9fd47d308b5d 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ vars = {
   # To be able to build clean Chromium from sources.
   'apply_patches': True,
 
+  # To use an mtime cache for patched files to speed up builds.
+  'use_mtime_cache': True,
+
   # To allow in-house builds to checkout those manually.
   'checkout_chromium': True,
   'checkout_node': True,
@@ -112,6 +115,23 @@ deps = {
   }
 }
 
+pre_deps_hooks = [
+  {
+    'name': 'generate_mtime_cache',
+    'condition': '(checkout_chromium and apply_patches and use_mtime_cache) and process_deps',
+    'pattern': 'src/electron',
+    'action': [
+      'python3',
+      'src/electron/script/patches-mtime-cache.py',
+      'generate',
+      '--cache-file',
+      'src/electron/patches/mtime-cache.json',
+      '--patches-config',
+      'src/electron/patches/config.json',
+    ],
+  },
+]
+
 hooks = [
   {
     'name': 'patch_chromium',
@@ -123,6 +143,18 @@ hooks = [
       'src/electron/patches/config.json',
     ],
   },
+  {
+    'name': 'apply_mtime_cache',
+    'condition': '(checkout_chromium and apply_patches and use_mtime_cache) and process_deps',
+    'pattern': 'src/electron',
+    'action': [
+      'python3',
+      'src/electron/script/patches-mtime-cache.py',
+      'apply',
+      '--cache-file',
+      'src/electron/patches/mtime-cache.json',
+    ],
+  },
   {
     'name': 'electron_external_binaries',
     'pattern': 'src/electron/script/update-external-binaries.py',
diff --git a/script/patches-mtime-cache.py b/script/patches-mtime-cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed72b384877e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/patches-mtime-cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+import posixpath
+import sys
+import traceback
+
+from lib.patches import patch_from_dir
+
+
+def patched_file_paths(patches_config):
+    for patch_dir, repo in patches_config.items():
+        for line in patch_from_dir(patch_dir).split("\n"):
+            if line.startswith("+++"):
+                yield posixpath.join(repo, line[6:])
+
+
+def generate_cache(patches_config):
+    mtime_cache = {}
+
+    for file_path in patched_file_paths(patches_config):
+        if file_path in mtime_cache:
+            # File may be patched multiple times, we don't need to
+            # rehash it since we are looking at the final result
+            continue
+
+        if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+            print("Skipping non-existent file:", file_path)
+            continue
+
+        with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
+            mtime_cache[file_path] = {
+                "sha256": hashlib.sha256(f.read()).hexdigest(),
+                "atime": os.path.getatime(file_path),
+                "mtime": os.path.getmtime(file_path),
+            }
+
+    return mtime_cache
+
+
+def apply_mtimes(mtime_cache):
+    updates = []
+
+    for file_path, metadata in mtime_cache.items():
+        if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+            print("Skipping non-existent file:", file_path)
+            continue
+
+        with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
+            if hashlib.sha256(f.read()).hexdigest() == metadata["sha256"]:
+                updates.append(
+                    [file_path, metadata["atime"], metadata["mtime"]]
+                )
+
+    # We can't atomically set the times for all files at once, but by waiting
+    # to update until we've checked all the files we at least have less chance
+    # of only updating some files due to an error on one of the files
+    for [file_path, atime, mtime] in updates:
+        os.utime(file_path, (atime, mtime))
+
+
+def set_mtimes(patches_config, mtime):
+    mtime_cache = {}
+
+    for file_path in patched_file_paths(patches_config):
+        if file_path in mtime_cache:
+            continue
+
+        if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+            print("Skipping non-existent file:", file_path)
+            continue
+
+        mtime_cache[file_path] = mtime
+
+    for file_path in mtime_cache:
+        os.utime(file_path, (mtime_cache[file_path], mtime_cache[file_path]))
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Make mtime cache for patched files"
+    )
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(
+        dest="operation", help="sub-command help"
+    )
+
+    apply_subparser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "apply", help="apply the mtimes from the cache"
+    )
+    apply_subparser.add_argument(
+        "--cache-file", required=True, help="mtime cache file"
+    )
+    apply_subparser.add_argument(
+        "--preserve-cache",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="don't delete cache after applying",
+    )
+
+    generate_subparser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "generate", help="generate the mtime cache"
+    )
+    generate_subparser.add_argument(
+        "--cache-file",
+        type=argparse.FileType("w"),
+        required=True,
+        help="mtime cache file",
+    )
+
+    set_subparser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "set", help="set all mtimes to a specific date"
+    )
+    set_subparser.add_argument(
+        "--mtime",
+        type=int,
+        required=True,
+        help="mtime to use for all patched files",
+    )
+
+    for subparser in [generate_subparser, set_subparser]:
+        subparser.add_argument(
+            "--patches-config",
+            type=argparse.FileType("r"),
+            required=True,
+            help="patches' config in the JSON format",
+        )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.operation == "generate":
+        try:
+            mtime_cache = generate_cache(json.load(args.patches_config))
+            json.dump(mtime_cache, args.cache_file, indent=2)
+        except Exception:
+            print(
+                "ERROR: failed to generate mtime cache for patches",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
+            return 0
+    elif args.operation == "apply":
+        if not os.path.exists(args.cache_file):
+            print("ERROR: --cache-file does not exist", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 0  # Cache file may not exist, fail more gracefully
+
+        try:
+            with open(args.cache_file, mode="r") as f:
+                apply_mtimes(json.load(f))
+
+            if not args.preserve_cache:
+                os.remove(args.cache_file)
+        except Exception:
+            print(
+                "ERROR: failed to apply mtime cache for patches",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
+            return 0
+    elif args.operation == "set":
+        # Python 2/3 compatibility
+        try:
+            user_input = raw_input
+        except NameError:
+            user_input = input
+
+        answer = user_input(
+            "WARNING: Manually setting mtimes could mess up your build. "
+            "If you're sure, type yes: "
+        )
+
+        if answer.lower() != "yes":
+            print("Aborting")
+            return 0
+
+        set_mtimes(json.load(args.patches_config), args.mtime)
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())